By Mallika Kallingal and Rebekah Riess, CNN
Updated 3:58 AM ET, Fri February 5, 2021
Steven Gayle (CNN)A consultant has been fired after he was heard making a racist slur during a break in a Vermont Senate Transportation Committee meeting held via Zoom video conferencing, according to his employer.
The man, identified on the committee s agenda as Steven Gayle, a consultant for Resource Systems Group, Inc., had been scheduled to testify to the committee on Wednesday. His name was also displayed on the Zoom video.
After learning of the incident, Resource Systems Group CEO Stephen Lawe issued an apology on behalf of his company. I apologize to anyone affected by these deplorable remarks. The outburst by an employee of RSG is both regrettable and unforgivable. This kind of behavior is not at all tolerated and the employee was terminated immediately, he said.
Updated: 5:05 PM EST Feb 4, 2021 Jake Cookson Digital Media Manager A state consultant has been fired after using racial slurs during a virtual meeting with the Vermont Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday. Steven Gayle, the consultant and a director with Resource Systems Group, said a slur twice during a 10-minute intermission in the meeting, apparently unaware that his microphone was on. The slurs were not initially noted by anyone in the committee, all of whom were absent from the screen as Gayle appeared alone along with an intermission notice. A spokesperson with the Agency of Transportation confirmed with NBC5 News that Gayle was fired early Thursday morning. “The Agency of Transportation and the State of Vermont will not tolerate racist conduct by consultants engaged by the State, a release from the group read. The Secretary of Transportation contacted the CEO of the company this morning, upon learning of this incident. The CEO has i
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